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Path to the professoriate for high-achieving, first-generation college students.
(2006)
The researcher conducted nine interviews with high achieving first-generation college students who were able to overcome difficulties in order to gain access to higher education, persist through the maze of obstacles that ...
Factors in successful GED recipients in higher education.
(2006)
An inductive phenomenological study was conducted using eight GED recipients who had attempted higher education at a four-year university with this researcher's own experiences included. Four members of the study were ...
The apparent strategies of universities with exemplary retention rates: A synthesis of academic cocurricular programming.
(2003)
Many institutions of higher education offer cocurricular programming opportunities outside of the classroom to supplement learning and to impact retention. While many retention studies have focused on social programming ...
Differences in leadership behaviors among North American and Latin American continuing education practitioners.
(2006)
Leadership training is one of the fastest growing sectors of university continuing education in the US and Canada. The pervading belief that basic leadership and management skills will transfer successfully from culture ...
A qualitative inquiry into a child's perspective on parent(s) attending university.
(2004)
Adult learners return to and participate in post-secondary education, many of whom are parents. Student-parents question the impact of their participation in higher education on their children. To address this issue, an ...
Change from an instructor-centered to a learner-centered instructional strategy: A study of faculty at a community college.
(2001)
The variables found to be significant in influencing change from instructor-centered to learner-centered teaching were faculty development and the characteristics of students---specifically, on campus faculty development ...
Persistence among adult students enrolled in business- and ministry-related tracks of degree-completion programs.
(2006)
In this study, 22 former students of degree-completion programs offered by three Christian colleges were interviewed using a qualitative approach. This study addressed the questions of their motivations for participation, ...
At the movies: An interpretive study of the use of films with university students.
(2007)
This study explores the phenomenon of film as an educational tool. Specifically, it explores how the use of film in the classroom can contributes to the process of a learning experience for university students. It also ...
An analysis on the effects of teamwork training on the proficiency of high-performance teams in the international exhibit industry.
(2000)
This study explores the relationship between teamwork training and levels of proficiency at teamwork skill/knowledge areas. Each area listed specific examples for participants to indicate the level of proficiency (1-not ...
Czech physicians: The impact of cultural change on teachers in a profession.
(2002)
How cultural change impacts teachers in the medical profession was the focus of this study. The purpose was to examine social culture and ways teachers change. Participants were 8 physicians (6 male/2 female) from 8 ...